Symptoms of prostatitis, in fact, resemble those of other infections or prostate diseases. Therefore, even if Prostatitis Symptoms disappear, one should have their prostate checked immediately. There are condition connections between the urethra, the bladder, and the prostate that affect one or the other organ and have similar or overlapping symptoms. Moreover, these conditions may occur concurrently in the same patient complicating diagnosis and treatment.
Acute bacterial prostatitis is the least common of the four types. It is also the easiest to diagnose and treat effectively. The man with this disease often experiences chills, fever, pain in the lower back and genital area, body aches, burning or painful urination, and the frequent and urgent need to urinate, often at night. The urinary tract is infected, as is evidenced by white blood cells and bacteria in the urine. The treatment of acute bacterial prostatitis is with an antibiotic appropriate for the particular bacteria. Sometimes nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen and naproxen, are given to relieve pain.
Chronic bacterial prostatitis is also relatively uncommon. This condition is basically longstanding prostatitis associated with an underlying defect in the prostate, which then becomes a focal point for the persistence of bacterial infection in the urinary tract. The symptoms include low back pain, discomfort in the perineum (the area between the anus and the genitalia), testicular pain and, if the infection spreads to the bladder, mild pain or burning on urination (dysuria) and frequent and urgent need to urinate (frequency and urgency). The effective treatment of chronic bacterial prostatitis usually requires the identification and removal of the defect in the prostate and then treatment with antibiotics. Antibiotics alone often do not cure the infection. Sometimes nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen and naproxen, are given to relieve pain.
Nonbacterial prostatitis is the most common and least understood form of prostatitis. It is believed to occur eight times more often than bacterial prostatitis. Nonbacterial prostatitis is frequently a chronic, painful condition that is found in men of any age. Symptoms go away and then come back without warning. The urine and fluids from the prostate show no evidence of a known infecting organism, but the semen and other fluids from the prostate contain cells that the body usually produces to fight infection. Doctors often treat nonbacterial prostatitis with antibiotics and drugs that relax the muscles of the prostate gland, but these treatments have not been proven to work and, in fact, often fail. This form of prostatitis can be associated with other diseases, such as reactive arthritis (formerly called Reiter's disease). Sometimes nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen and naproxen, are given to relieve pain.
Prostatodynia is similar to nonbacterial prostatitis with regard to symptoms, age of patients, and ineffectiveness of treatment. However, there are no objective findings, such as the presence of infection-fighting white blood cells, in the urine of men who suffer from prostatodynia. Sometimes nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen and naproxen, are given to relieve pain.
XueFeng TCM Prostatitis Research Institute, 192 HongQi Road PingLiang City GanSu Province 744000 Tel: 0086-135-040-473-52 Fax: 0086-139-988-62461 Email: doctorlee@damo-qigong.net
